Reenforcement for hand bags



Sept. 25,1923.

1,468,816 J. B. JOHNSON I REENFORCEMENT FOR HANDY BAGS Filed Nov. 12, 1921- j L a 6' 6' INVENTOR v A'ITORNEY WITNESS:

l etented ept. 2 5, i923.

is ii JOHN B. aonnson, or PLE-IILADELPHiA, rnnnsrnvnme.

n-nnnroncniennr res HAND ees.

Application filed ll'oveinher lzplfifil, seen lie 514,684.

To'dZZ whom if? may 0091067 721 V 'Beit known that 1, JOHN .Jorrns'oxw, 'a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at ?hiladelphie,in the count-yet Philadelphia 5 and State of Pennsylvania have invented new and useful improvements in Reenfor'ce is sspecificatio. p This invention relates to handbags and has more particular reference toprotecting and reinforcing mesnsth erefor the primary inents iorl land Bags, of which the itollow ehject being to provide a frame or crate-litre structure for hand bags and the like which will effectively protectand reinforce the 15 from damage nsege. V p J I Another objectot this inventionis provide reenforcement for hand bags which when applied thereto will not mar the ap when subject-ed to rough i esirance whilst the same time it will eilectively prevent its distortion When'use'd V foincerrying heavy matter or substances.

With the foregoing and other objects in 5 view as will become more apparent from the following description this invention consists oi unitary structure comprising side and bottom angle sections, the-upper edges whereof are connected by integral strips or'battens. I 5

In the further disclosure of the invention reference is to he had to the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings constituting a pertof this specification and in which like characters or" reference designate thesa'me or corresponding parts in both the views.

Figure l is a perspective View of my imis an enlarged sectional plan corners and edges Whilst safeguardingthem by reserved to make tlChl InQmbelS ti likewise oflanglecrloss see tion, said members being welded together, 1 or otherwise integrally connected at their points ofintersection. V V

The fourvertical members 16 are integrelly connected at their upper'endshy side and end bars or strips 7,8 respectively-of metal likewise Welded or 1 otherwise integrally connected "whereby i ennitnry reinforcing structure isl provlde'd into which: the haind-heg 9 niiay be forced and. retained byirictional engagement; or, l 7 said frame or'stru'cture may be cemented or riveted thereto as desired and made aper clearly understood those acquainted with msnent part of the hand begins-Will he.

the art to which this invention appiertains-l Reinforcing devicessuch as are above de-i scribed filmy lie-manufactured and offered ZfOfiSzllG as sccinplete article ready for at teehment to the outside orinsideof a hand be easily produced nfroinfhriiss, nickel, slum-V mum, thin steel or the like, and thereby rendered accommodating f-forv individual t tiistes." Furthermore, 1t will be perfectly clear that theshape or contour may he'valied to meet different requirements or.

shapes othend-bngslzind the right is here- 3 such detziil changes "is fairly lie within the, scope of the appended cleimf 7 I 1 "Having described'my invention, what I bag or the like, and I do not restrict myself to the kind of metalemployed as they. can L claim as new and desire'to secure 11* Let g i ,r.

ters Patent is: 7 V i H V i-i reenforcement fonhend-bsgs comprising a "frame fo-i" frictional engagement with f sa d irenie iii-- the exterior of n hand-beg (:11 ng' an t ngle-iron base.

angle-H011 up:

7 rights end'strips connecting the upperentls' of'siid uprights endnll of said elements formed integrally with each other, forthe purpose set forth. I

tiire. l

no in testimony whereof I illllli -my ,signa- I '7 LJOH SON- 

